TRICHY

Tiruchirappalli: Twenty Sri Lankan Tamil refugees on Tuesday consumed poison in Trichy refugee camp.
They were on a hunger strike demanding relocation to another camp.
They were immediately taken to the hospital and their condition is stable now.
More details are awaited.
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Kollam: The BJP's prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi started his South India tour in Kerala on Thursday. Modi praised the state's 'Hugging Amma' Mata Amritanandamayi on her birthday.
"I have come here for this function to seek the blessings of Amma and not as a political leader,"...

Chennai: Tamil director Boopathy Pandian can't stop raving about actor Arjun Sarja's daughter, debutant Aishwarya Arjun, who will be seen in upcoming Tamil comedy 'Pattathu Yaanai'.
"Not all star kids are blessed with acting prowess, but Aishwarya is an exception. I believe she has inherited acting skills from her father. She...

Chennai: A suspected spy, passing sensitive defence information to Pakistan's intelligence agency through its High Commission in Colombo, was arrested in Tamil Nadu on Monday.
"Thameen Ansari, 33 of Tanjavur district is a frequent visitor to Sri Lanka on the pretext of exporting vegetabls there. He was handled by two Sri...

Chennai: A nearcollision between an Indian Airlines aircraft and Jet Airways flight over Tiruchirappalli air space was averted Saturday by timely alertness of pilots of both the planes, together carrying 242 people, airport sources said.
The Jet Airways flight was coming here from Thiruvanathapuram and the IA flight was bound for...

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu police have arrested a doctor couple who let their teenage son perform a surgery at a hospital they run in Trichy last week.
Murugesan and Gandhimathi are accused of letting Dileepan Raj, 15, do a caesarean to gain a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records...